आह्वयति

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From आ- (ā-) +‎ ह्वयति (hvayati). The Sanskrit root is आह्वे (āhve).

Pronunciation

Verb

आह्वयति • (āhvayati) third-singular present indicative (root आह्वे, class 1, type P, present)

  1. to call
    शीघ्रम्, अम्बा अस्मान् आह्वयति। ― śīghram, ambā asmān āhvayati. ― Hurry, mother is calling us. (literally, “Hurry, mother calls us.”)
  2. to call up, ring up, phone up
    कृपया तम् आह्वयति वा? ― kṛpayā tam āhvayati vā? ― Will you please call him up?
  3. to invite
  4. to appeal to
  5. to proclaim
  6. to summon; to send for
  7. to invoke, to challenge

Descendants

  • Pali: avhayati

References

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